Starbreeze Entertainment, the folks behind the recent Payday 3, have revealed a brand-new game in development based on the iconic Dungeons & Dragons IP. Developed in collaboration with Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro, the game (codenamed Project Baxter) set to be a live service title with a release planned in 2026 for all major platforms.
Starbreeze says Project Baxter is being built on Unreal Engine 5 and will carry the “signature Starbreeze game cornerstones of co-operative multiplayer, lifetime commitment through a games-as-a-service model, community engagement and larger-than-life experience.”
We are excited to unveil Dungeons & Dragons® as the IP for our next game, codename ”Project Baxter”. A co-operative multiplayer title to be released on all major platforms in 2026!
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— Starbreeze Entertainment (@StarbreezeAB) December 4, 2023
“It is hard to imagine a better pairing than Dungeons & Dragons and Starbreeze – both with their foundation in cooperative and community driven experiences, ‘play it your way’ and infinite replayability. When looking at prospective IPs for our future projects, Dungeons & Dragons was always at the top of our list and I’m incredibly happy to announce this license. I want to thank Wizards of the Coast for being such a great partner. Development of the game is in full swing, and we are excited to deliver an amazing Dungeons & Dragons action-adventure in 2026,” said Starbreeze CEO Tobias Sjögren in an accompanying blog post.
“Dungeons and Dragons is having an extraordinary year,” added Eugene Evans, SVP Digital Strategy and Licensing at Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro. “Our gaming brands, including Dungeons & Dragons, continue to attract great partners as we execute our plan to grow our digital games portfolio through licensing and development. Our collaboration with Starbreeze is a prime illustration of this strategy. Given their impressive games and passion for Dungeons & Dragons, we are confident that they will create an experience that will delight fans worldwide.”
The studio also released a couple of bit of concept art from Project Baxter, one of a castle town which you can see in the graphics above and the other showing a character design below:
